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COMMENT: DWP press office and the art of facts avoidance

By John Pring on 3rd June 2016 Category: Activism and Campaigning

COMMENT: DWP press office and the art of facts avoidance
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This is a blog which I shouldn’t have to write, but which I think demonstrates just how desperate the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has become to avoid admitting uncomfortable truths about its policies and performance. I believe this is […]

Watchdog backs DWP refusal to release 49 benefit deaths reports

By John Pring on 17th July 2015 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Watchdog backs DWP refusal to release 49 benefit deaths reports
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been told by the information watchdog that it does not need to release secret reviews it carried out into the deaths of 49 benefit claimants. Campaigners have expressed frustration and disappointment at the […]

COMMENT: What now? Tory victory provides clear course for DNS

By John Pring on 8th May 2015 Category: Activism and Campaigning

COMMENT: What now? Tory victory provides clear course for DNS
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An overall majority for the Conservatives, three party leaders quitting, David Cameron back in Downing Street, and a landslide for the SNP in Scotland. The response from many disabled people to the result of yesterday’s general election – once the scale […]

DWP carries out threat to ban questions from Disability News Service

By John Pring on 17th April 2015 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

DWP carries out threat to ban questions from Disability News Service
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has carried out its threat to stop answering any questions from the country’s only disability news agency. DWP’s chief press officer (disability) had previously warned that he and his staff would stop dealing with […]

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